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Author :: Stephen Straining  |
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| Article Title :: Better Decision Making - What Is A Decision? |
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| Part 1 of a series: It’s been said, “A decision is something that happens when the answer doesn’t present itself”.This series of articles answers the question of “What is a decision?” and goes further to describe the attributes of a GOOD decision. A dictionary defines a decision as the act of reaching a conclusion or making up one’s mind: determining with finality a course of action. Truth is we make decisions all day long and may not realize it. It’s raining outside, so I decide to take an umbrella. My car is low on gas, so I decide to visit a gas station. In these cases, very simple, the answer presented itself. Not taking an indicated action, one taken hun (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Stephen Straining |
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| Article Title :: Better Decision Making - What Makes A Decision a Good Decision? |
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| Part 2 of a series: After flying in an airplane, what makes a good landing? The answer is any landing you can walk away from – right? Well, a really good decision is a bit harder to define, however like the landing you will know it when you see it.First let’s discuss the impact of a BAD decision. A bad decision is one that results in lost money, lost time, lost opportunities, lost resources, or even simply in hurt feelings. Any or all of these losses can manifest themselves into something called “buyer’s remorse”. You’ve probably heard of the term buyer’s remorse in courses or training on how the mind works. The example often shared is the purchase of a car. O (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Stephen Straining |
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| Article Title :: Better Decision Making - Weighing and Ranking Criteria |
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| Part 7 of a series: The process of making a better decision is very straightforward but does require practice and discipline. A good decision question at the right level helps you constrain your options on one hand yet can show just how open your decision space might be. Each alternative you might find to meet your needs will be evaluated against the two types of criteria or goal posts: mandatory and negotiable. The mandatory criteria are yes-no questions you’ll ask about each alternative. Either it meets the criteria or it doesn’t. If the alternative meets the criteria it moves on for further consideration. If it doesn’t, it dies a quick death right then and there!Bef (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Stephen Straining |
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| Article Title :: Better Decision Making - Picking the Best Option, or Not |
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| Part 8 of a series: There’s a term you may have heard that describes the opposite of good decision making – analysis paralysis. This is when for whatever reason, you cannot or will not make a decision and then execute. Perhaps you believe you need more information; perhaps you need to convince someone who was not enrolled in your decision or the decision making process. For these reasons or others, you may find yourself stuck in first gear spinning and spinning. You’re ready to move but something may be holding you back.Let’s assume for a minute you’ve used the logical process described in previous articles to make your choice, and are ready to execute. Before going (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Jean Wensink |
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| Article Title :: Raising Godly Children |
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| Having children is a mind-boggling responsibility. Each child has unique challenges and blessings. Each situation has potential for travesty or truth. Each parent has opportunity to nettle or nurture. However, we aren't expected to parent alone. God will guide us and lead us as we care for his lambs.So, what are some tips that we can use so that we can raise up our children in a godly manner. First of all, we need to uplift our children in prayer. Prayer is our channel of communication to God. Without communication,we can't follow His direction. Second, we can model godly behavior. Children model what they see. If you have ever heard your child play house, you'll think that you wer (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Lance Winslow |
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| Article Title :: Teens and Video Games; What is a Parent to Do? |
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| One parent and homeschooling mom suggests an alternative to violent and sexual video games, as they obviously teach our children things, which are not mentally healthy at all. Perhaps SimCity is a suggestion worthy of mention?SimCity is a fun endeavor indeed, kind of reminded me of my days as a 3-4 year old merging my Lincoln Logs, Legos and Erector Set pieces together to complete a project without running out of pieces? It would seem that kids should be given computer games like SimCity, FlightSimulator and a Space VR type game. Interactive gaming VR and Augmented Reality can help teach, heal, train and help the brain with 3D and 4D visualization learning which the human brain see (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Lance Winslow |
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| Article Title :: Tearing Characters in Video Games from Limb to Limb and How It Affects Children |
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| Have you noticed that the video games are getting a little out of hand these days? Have you noticed how screwed up they are? Some parents are horrified others say their children are simply going thru a fad? Are they or is there something much more serious going on here than that? One concerned parent recently stated in an online think tank;“To see the look of glee on a child's face as they tear a character limb from limb with blood spurting everywhere is one of the scariest things I have ever seen.”Well if the character is evil, then they are “winning” against evil and thus they are winning and releasing human generated chemicals into the brain, which could be extrem (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Juanita Watson |
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| Article Title :: Interview of Ken & Jasmyn Klarfeld, authors of "He Said, She Said" |
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| Jasmyn Karfeld is the daughter. Ken Karfeld is the father. Jasmyn was what society considered an extreme case of an out of control teen. Now they talk about it. Welcome to Reader Views Jasmyn and Ken.Juanita: You have written a very unique book that gives a valuable insight into a growing problem that is probably affecting more families than one would think. Why were you inspired to co-author a book about such a raw and personal account?Ken: While reminiscing with Jasmyn it became apparent there was a misunderstanding of each others intentions and perceptions during her upbringing. The degree of our separation on actual events was intriguing where as our (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Hans Bool |
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| Article Title :: Where to Make a Difference When Raising a Child |
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| Do you influence your kids in a special way? Does your child management approach make a real difference, and how would you know?
This is one of the biggest problems; we can’t really tell whether our method to raise a child is a good one.Yet there are rules that will do "harm."Preparing your child for the real life for example, is one area where you could make a difference. Whether in business or other institutions you will always be confronted with limits, constraints and restrictions. You are to choose and make the best of a situation that is far from perfects.Different periods all have a certain charm. For those who experienced prosperous times might think that (read full article) |
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| Category :: Parenting Articles |
Author :: Karen Alonge |
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| Article Title :: And She Pushed Them, and They Flew! More Inspiration for Control Freak Parents |
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| You cannot catch a child’s spirit by running after it. You must stand still, and for love it will soon itself return. -Arthur MillerThis became evident to me several summers ago, when I spent 6 weeks suffering with a severe case of hives all over my body. When the itching first began, the only way to find relief was to lie absolutely motionless.My kids, who are delightfully self-entertaining, went about their business for the first few hours, checking in on me occasionally to see if I needed anything. As the day wore on, they realized that I was a sitting duck. They set up camp on my king size bed, and we proceeded to have some very deep and thought-provoking co (read full article) |
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